Seung's specialty is computational neuroscience, and he is especially interested in developing computational methods for mapping complex nervous systems to understand neural networks and to search for neural causes of conditions such as schizophrenia. He previously held positions at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Seung earned his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in physics at Harvard University.

Assistant professor

Michal Kolesár, in economics and public affairs, will join the faculty on Feb. 1. An econometrics scholar, Kolesár earned his Ph.D. at Harvard and his bachelor's degree at Trinity College, Dublin.